Ann Romney: Speech fun, attacks not

Ann Romney said on Wednesday her speech at the Republican National Convention was a “fun” moment that brought tears to her sons’ eyes, and that she’ll try to ride that momentum through a negative presidential campaign that probably isn’t “going to get any easier.”

Fresh off Tuesday’s speech, Mitt Romney’s wife sat down with Fox News’s Shannon Bream to reflect on her performance as well as the current tenor of the campaign.

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“I felt very strongly about the message I wanted to give and reaching out to women. You know, it felt great. Was really fun,” she said.

But not everything about the presidential campaign has been quite so positive. Negative ads such as the pro-Obama super PAC spot that ties Mitt Romney to a woman’s death from cancer are “outrageous and offensive,” she said, but not something she expects to see end before November.

“Clearly those are outrageous and offensive. We’re talking about a woman’s life, and somehow my husband caused her death. I mean, it’s just horrible,” Ann Romney said on Fox News. “That is outrageous. And you know, those things are upsetting. But it’s what we’re dealing with right now. And I expect more of it, actually.”

“I don’t think it’s going to get any easier,” she added, according to a transcript of the full interview. “I don’t think those kinds of charges are going to end. This is why I loved the opportunity last night to have a chance to speak, because people need to focus on the real issues. The issues are economics. About huge liabilities that we’re leaving our children, mortgaging their future. It’s about good jobs. It’s about opportunities for their children and their grandchildren.”